Gaelle Salem

Born and raised on the island of Sint Maarten, Gaelle moved to the Netherlands in 2018 to attend university. Still trying to survive the erratic Dutch wind and rain, she has taken up the hobby of buying a new umbrella every month. You can probably find her in the centre of The Hague appreciating the Dutch architecture with a coffee in one hand and a slice of appeltaart in the other.

It’s officially Prinsjesdag (Prince’s day) 2022: here’s what went down today

It’s the third Tuesday of September, the day when King-Willem Alexander delivers a famous speech which focuses on all the money plans for the...

Half of the Dutch adult population say “no” to another shot of vaccine

A survey by I&O Research showed that about half of the adult Dutch population find it unnecessary to get another coronavirus booster. 💉 According to...

Dutch art teacher took hundreds of secret under-desk photos of female students

In August, Dutch Artist, Pim V., who has been a teacher at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (KABK) for almost 32...

Finally! NS agrees to up workers’ wages, all strikes are cancelled

After an eternity of commuting chaos in the Netherlands, the NS and trade unions have finally agreed to increase staff wages by 9.5% in...

Holy crap! Man poops on a woman’s porch after a (casual?) night stroll

On Sunday morning, an 88-year-old woman in the Dutch town of Venray found a man sleeping in her garden. Oh, and that man had...

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